''Acesta '' is a

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of marine

bivalve Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...

mollusc Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Limidae The Limidae or file shells are members of the only family of bivalve molluscs in the order Limida. The family includes 130 living species, assigned to 10 genera. Widely distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usually ...

Species

The

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...

registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † ''

Acesta backae ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' Stilwell & Mckenzie, 1999 * † ''

Acesta bibbyi ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 * '' Acesta borneensis'' * † ''

Acesta brycei ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † ''Acesta backae'' Stilwel ...

'' Marwick, 1953 * '' Acesta bullisi'' * '' Acesta celebensis'' * ''

Acesta citrina ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * ''Acesta agassizii'' * ''Acesta angolensis'' * ''Acesta arnaudi'' * † ''Acesta b ...

'' * '' Acesta colombiana'' * ''

Acesta cryptadelphe ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * † ''

Acesta dilatata ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' (Lamarck, 1806) * '' Acesta diomedae'' * '' Acesta excavata'' * ''

Acesta gabrieli ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

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Acesta goliath ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * † ''

Acesta imitata ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' (Suter, 1917) * ''

Acesta indica ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * † ''

Acesta laticosta ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' Stilwell & Gaździcki, 1998 * ''

Acesta lemuriensis ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * † ''

'' Stilwell & Gaździcki, 1998 * ''

Acesta marissinica ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * † ''

Acesta marlburiensis ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' (H. Woods, 1917) * ''

Acesta maui ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * ''

Acesta mori ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * ''

Acesta niasensis ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' * '' Acesta oophaga'' * '' Acesta patagonica'' * '' Acesta philippinensis'' * '' Acesta rathbuni'' * † ''

Acesta regia ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † ''Acesta backae'' Stilwel ...

'' (Suter, 1917) * '' Acesta saginata'' * † ''

Acesta shackletoni ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † ''Acesta backae'' Stilwel ...

'' Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988 * '' Acesta smithi'' * † ''

Acesta snowhillensis ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † '' Acesta backae'' Stilwe ...

'' (Wilckens, 1910) * '' Acesta sphoni'' * '' Acesta verdensis'' * '' Acesta virgo'' * † ''

Acesta webbi ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. * '' Acesta agassizii'' * '' Acesta angolensis'' * '' Acesta arnaudi'' * † ''Acesta backae'' Stilwel ...

'' Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988

Synonyms

* ''Acesta butonensis'' (Bartsch, 1913): synonym of '' Acesta verdensis'' (Bartsch, 1913) (junior subjective synonym) * ''Acesta iwaotakii'' Habe, 1961: synonym of ''

Divarilima iwaotakii ''Divarilima'' is a genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Limidae, the file shells or file clams. Species * ''Divarilima albicoma'' (W.H. Dall, Dall, 1886) * ''Divarilima pellucida'' * ''Divarilima sy ...

'' (Habe, 1961) * ''Acesta kronenbergi'' Thach, 2015: synonym of ''

'' Yamashita & Habe, 1969 (junior subjective synonym) * ''Acesta vitrina'' : synonym of ''

Acestarica vitrina ''Acestarica'' is a genus of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. ''Acestarica vitrina'' is the only species in the genus.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. ''Acestarica'' Dekkers, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' (Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015) (superseded combination)

References

* Vokes, H.E. (1963). Studies on Tertiary and Recent giant Limidae. Tulane Studies in Geology. 1(2): 73-92, 2 pls. * Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.

External links

Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls

Bartsch, P. (1913). The giant species of the molluscan genus Lima obtained in Philippine and adjacent waters (Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer Albatross, 1907-1910, No. 26). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 45(1978): 235-240, pls. 12-20.
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